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DRIVER Ordered to Stand Trial After Good Samaritans DIED Trying to HELP After CRASH
A 19-year-old driver who crashed into a utility pole in Valley Village has been ordered to stand trial for manslaughter in the deaths of two women who attempted to come to his aid, only to be electrocuted by downed power lines.
By Angel Clark
Secrets of the Fed
August 2, 2013
Arman Samsonian slammed his SUV into a light pole and a nearby fire hydrant last year. After the violent crash, two women ran towards the SUV to try and help Samsonian. Both of the would-be rescuers, Irma Zamora and Stacey Schreiber, were instantly killed when they stepped into a pool of water that had been electrified by 4,800 volts from the fallen power line. Six others were injured when they tried to help Samsonian and made contact with the water and were shocked.
On Wednesday, a Superior Court Judge Karen Nudell ruled there was enough evidence for Samsonian to be tried on two felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. “He was definitely driving negligently, he definitely had disregard for others,” the Los Angeles County Superior Court judge said. Nudell made the ruling after witnesses took the stand to relay the fast-moving and horrible events of that summer night.
Daniel Woloszyn testified before the judge that he had pulled over to call 911 after witnessing the crash. Meanwhile, his wife, Irma Zamora, had jumped out of their vehicle to see if “whoever was in the accident was OK.” As he got out to investigate, Woloszyn saw his 40-year-old wife lying on the ground, dead after stepping into the electrified water. He stepped in to grab her and pull her to safety, but was immediately shocked himself. “My train of thought wasn’t about the motorist, it was about my wife’s death,” Woloszyn said to the judge during the preliminary hearing.
39-year-old Schreiber of Valley Village was also electrocuted trying to assist Samsonian. Samsonian, who was 19 at the time of the accident, seemed in shock and offered little reaction as he sat in the Van Nuys courtroom. Officials allege Samsonian was driving at a high rate of speed on Magnolia Boulevard that night at about 8:20 p.m. before he lost control and struck the light pole and fire hydrant at Ben Avenue in Valley Village. Witnesses claimed they saw Samsonian’s Chevrolet Traverse driving recklessly before the crash.
A 19-year-old driver who crashed into a utility pole in Valley Village has been ordered to stand trial for manslaughter in the deaths of two women who attempted to come to his aid, only to be electrocuted by downed power lines.
By Angel Clark
Secrets of the Fed
August 2, 2013
Arman Samsonian slammed his SUV into a light pole and a nearby fire hydrant last year. After the violent crash, two women ran towards the SUV to try and help Samsonian. Both of the would-be rescuers, Irma Zamora and Stacey Schreiber, were instantly killed when they stepped into a pool of water that had been electrified by 4,800 volts from the fallen power line. Six others were injured when they tried to help Samsonian and made contact with the water and were shocked.
On Wednesday, a Superior Court Judge Karen Nudell ruled there was enough evidence for Samsonian to be tried on two felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. “He was definitely driving negligently, he definitely had disregard for others,” the Los Angeles County Superior Court judge said. Nudell made the ruling after witnesses took the stand to relay the fast-moving and horrible events of that summer night.
Daniel Woloszyn testified before the judge that he had pulled over to call 911 after witnessing the crash. Meanwhile, his wife, Irma Zamora, had jumped out of their vehicle to see if “whoever was in the accident was OK.” As he got out to investigate, Woloszyn saw his 40-year-old wife lying on the ground, dead after stepping into the electrified water. He stepped in to grab her and pull her to safety, but was immediately shocked himself. “My train of thought wasn’t about the motorist, it was about my wife’s death,” Woloszyn said to the judge during the preliminary hearing.
39-year-old Schreiber of Valley Village was also electrocuted trying to assist Samsonian. Samsonian, who was 19 at the time of the accident, seemed in shock and offered little reaction as he sat in the Van Nuys courtroom. Officials allege Samsonian was driving at a high rate of speed on Magnolia Boulevard that night at about 8:20 p.m. before he lost control and struck the light pole and fire hydrant at Ben Avenue in Valley Village. Witnesses claimed they saw Samsonian’s Chevrolet Traverse driving recklessly before the crash.
